Z's Top 5 for Spring Steelhead #2

Last week I started a 5 post blog on my Top 5 Steelhead flies for spring. This is the 2nd post, which features a fly that has served me very well for Steelhead during March and April when the water is high and dirty. This fly works especially good if the previous fall was a dud of a salmon run, leaving salmon fry more scarce for spring. Although I expect this spring to be a banner fry hatch given our massive salmon run of last fall, this fly will always be plentiful in my spring box. No frills, no flash, I give you Ray Schmidt's STS Steelhead Bugger.